Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelor's or higher degree, by sex and state: 2007-09

State

Number of persons 25 years old and over (in thousands)

Percent with high schoolcompletion or higher

Percent with bachelor's or higherdegree

Total

Males

Females

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

United States

199,756

(30.2)

96,327

(17.0)

103,429

(18.2)

85.0

(0.03)

84.3

(0.04)

85.6

(0.03)

27.8

(0.04)

28.4

(0.04)

27.2

(0.04)

Alabama

3,084

(1.8)

1,454

(1.6)

1,630

(1.5)

81.5

(0.18)

81.0

(0.22)

81.9

(0.22)

21.9

(0.17)

22.3

(0.23)

21.5

(0.18)

Alaska

422

(1.3)

218

(1.0)

204

(0.8)

91.4

(0.33)

91.1

(0.44)

91.6

(0.43)

26.6

(0.49)

25.0

(0.64)

28.3

(0.69)

Arizona

4,171

(1.7)

2,057

(1.6)

2,114

(1.3)

83.8

(0.12)

82.9

(0.17)

84.7

(0.15)

25.5

(0.13)

26.4

(0.19)

24.6

(0.18)

Arkansas

1,889

(1.8)

906

(1.4)

984

(1.3)

81.9

(0.20)

81.0

(0.29)

82.7

(0.26)

19.0

(0.21)

19.1

(0.27)

18.9

(0.28)

California

23,459

(4.6)

11,540

(3.9)

11,920

(3.6)

80.6

(0.07)

80.1

(0.09)

81.0

(0.07)

29.9

(0.07)

30.6

(0.08)

29.1

(0.08)

Colorado

3,225

(1.7)

1,602

(1.7)

1,623

(1.5)

89.1

(0.12)

88.4

(0.19)

89.7

(0.12)

35.7

(0.19)

36.3

(0.23)

35.1

(0.23)

Connecticut

2,353

(1.2)

1,118

(1.0)

1,235

(1.1)

88.5

(0.16)

88.2

(0.20)

88.6

(0.19)

35.4

(0.23)

36.4

(0.28)

34.5

(0.28)

Delaware

587

(0.5)

278

(0.6)

309

(0.5)

87.2

(0.35)

86.4

(0.44)

87.8

(0.44)

26.9

(0.41)

27.2

(0.49)

26.7

(0.48)

District of Columbia

408

(0.5)

190

(0.5)

218

(0.4)

86.5

(0.43)

86.7

(0.61)

86.4

(0.52)

48.4

(0.41)

50.0

(0.60)

46.9

(0.51)

Florida

12,677

(3.1)

6,098

(3.2)

6,579

(2.5)

85.2

(0.07)

84.3

(0.10)

86.0

(0.09)

25.7

(0.08)

27.0

(0.11)

24.5

(0.11)

Georgia

6,156

(3.5)

2,942

(2.9)

3,214

(2.2)

83.5

(0.11)

82.4

(0.16)

84.6

(0.13)

27.3

(0.12)

27.6

(0.17)

27.0

(0.16)

Hawaii

872

(0.7)

430

(0.8)

442

(0.6)

90.2

(0.22)

90.8

(0.28)

89.5

(0.28)

29.3

(0.36)

29.1

(0.47)

29.5

(0.48)

Idaho

948

(1.0)

468

(0.9)

479

(0.8)

88.1

(0.23)

87.8

(0.27)

88.5

(0.33)

24.2

(0.30)

25.5

(0.42)

22.9

(0.36)

Illinois

8,370

(2.8)

4,030

(2.9)

4,340

(2.3)

86.1

(0.09)

85.6

(0.12)

86.5

(0.11)

30.2

(0.12)

30.8

(0.15)

29.6

(0.16)

Indiana

4,156

(1.8)

2,002

(1.6)

2,154

(1.6)

86.2

(0.12)

85.7

(0.16)

86.6

(0.16)

22.5

(0.13)

23.1

(0.17)

21.9

(0.16)

Iowa

1,969

(1.4)

951

(1.3)

1,018

(1.4)

90.2

(0.14)

89.5

(0.22)

90.9

(0.18)

24.5

(0.23)

24.5

(0.33)

24.5

(0.29)

Kansas

1,798

(1.8)

873

(1.4)

925

(1.3)

89.4

(0.15)

88.8

(0.19)

90.0

(0.19)

29.5

(0.24)

30.2

(0.31)

28.9

(0.27)

Kentucky

2,852

(1.7)

1,362

(1.5)

1,490

(1.6)

81.1

(0.18)

79.8

(0.26)

82.2

(0.19)

20.3

(0.19)

20.4

(0.23)

20.2

(0.21)

Louisiana

2,848

(1.9)

1,346

(1.6)

1,503

(1.5)

81.2

(0.17)

79.8

(0.22)

82.4

(0.22)

20.8

(0.18)

20.4

(0.23)

21.1

(0.23)

Maine

924

(0.9)

440

(1.0)

484

(0.8)

89.8

(0.23)

88.6

(0.30)

90.8

(0.28)

26.0

(0.30)

24.8

(0.36)

27.1

(0.40)

Maryland

3,765

(1.6)

1,775

(1.7)

1,990

(1.6)

87.9

(0.13)

86.9

(0.17)

88.7

(0.16)

35.4

(0.15)

36.3

(0.19)

34.7

(0.20)

Massachusetts

4,447

(2.0)

2,112

(1.8)

2,335

(1.5)

88.7

(0.11)

88.2

(0.16)

89.1

(0.11)

38.2

(0.17)

38.8

(0.22)

37.8

(0.20)

Michigan

6,623

(2.9)

3,192

(2.7)

3,431

(2.0)

87.8

(0.10)

87.1

(0.14)

88.4

(0.14)

24.7

(0.12)

25.4

(0.15)

24.0

(0.13)

Minnesota

3,448

(2.0)

1,692

(2.0)

1,755

(1.6)

91.3

(0.12)

90.9

(0.16)

91.7

(0.15)

31.6

(0.19)

31.8

(0.26)

31.5

(0.25)

Mississippi

1,856

(1.9)

868

(1.6)

988

(1.3)

80.0

(0.21)

78.7

(0.28)

81.0

(0.30)

19.6

(0.19)

19.2

(0.23)

19.9

(0.25)

Missouri

3,925

(2.4)

1,869

(1.8)

2,055

(1.9)

86.3

(0.14)

86.3

(0.19)

86.4

(0.17)

25.2

(0.15)

25.7

(0.19)

24.7

(0.20)

Montana

643

(0.9)

316

(0.8)

326

(0.9)

90.9

(0.28)

90.2

(0.41)

91.6

(0.39)

27.0

(0.41)

27.0

(0.50)

26.9

(0.54)

Nebraska

1,144

(1.2)

555

(1.1)

589

(1.1)

89.8

(0.22)

89.3

(0.30)

90.4

(0.26)

27.0

(0.26)

26.9

(0.35)

27.2

(0.36)

Nevada

1,702

(1.1)

859

(1.2)

843

(0.9)

83.7

(0.20)

83.2

(0.26)

84.3

(0.25)

21.8

(0.22)

22.4

(0.31)

21.1

(0.27)

New Hampshire

898

(0.9)

436

(0.8)

462

(0.8)

90.7

(0.23)

89.7

(0.33)

91.7

(0.27)

32.5

(0.35)

33.6

(0.44)

31.5

(0.45)

New Jersey

5,865

(2.0)

2,804

(2.2)

3,062

(1.6)

87.4

(0.10)

87.1

(0.14)

87.6

(0.13)

34.4

(0.13)

35.9

(0.19)

32.9

(0.17)

New Mexico

1,281

(1.4)

621

(1.2)

660

(1.2)

82.5

(0.27)

81.6

(0.35)

83.4

(0.34)

24.8

(0.24)

24.9

(0.34)

24.8

(0.33)

New York

13,110

(3.4)

6,206

(3.0)

6,903

(3.1)

84.3

(0.07)

84.1

(0.10)

84.6

(0.08)

32.2

(0.09)

32.4

(0.12)

32.1

(0.10)

North Carolina

6,063

(2.5)

2,881

(2.1)

3,182

(2.0)

83.7

(0.10)

81.9

(0.16)

85.2

(0.13)

26.3

(0.13)

26.2

(0.15)

26.4

(0.17)

North Dakota

411

(0.8)

202

(0.7)

209

(0.6)

89.5

(0.31)

88.6

(0.47)

90.3

(0.37)

26.1

(0.56)

25.1

(0.70)

27.0

(0.64)

Ohio

7,711

(2.6)

3,673

(2.3)

4,037

(2.3)

87.3

(0.08)

87.0

(0.13)

87.6

(0.11)

24.1

(0.12)

25.0

(0.15)

23.3

(0.14)

Oklahoma

2,354

(1.9)

1,132

(1.3)

1,222

(1.5)

85.3

(0.14)

84.6

(0.19)

85.8

(0.20)

22.5

(0.20)

23.1

(0.23)

21.8

(0.24)

Oregon

2,550

(1.5)

1,246

(1.3)

1,304

(1.3)

88.7

(0.14)

87.8

(0.20)

89.5

(0.16)

28.7

(0.21)

29.6

(0.23)

27.8

(0.27)

Pennsylvania

8,558

(2.7)

4,067

(2.2)

4,490

(2.5)

87.4

(0.09)

87.3

(0.12)

87.5

(0.11)

26.2

(0.12)

27.3

(0.15)

25.2

(0.15)

Rhode Island

714

(0.6)

337

(0.6)

377

(0.6)

83.7

(0.29)

82.9

(0.46)

84.4

(0.32)

30.1

(0.37)

31.3

(0.51)

28.9

(0.45)

South Carolina

2,974

(1.5)

1,404

(1.3)

1,570

(1.3)

82.9

(0.14)

81.7

(0.20)

84.1

(0.16)

24.0

(0.17)

24.5

(0.23)

23.5

(0.21)

South Dakota

521

(1.1)

253

(1.0)

267

(0.8)

89.4

(0.33)

88.3

(0.44)

90.5

(0.41)

24.8

(0.47)

24.7

(0.61)

24.8

(0.61)

Tennessee

4,169

(2.0)

1,983

(1.6)

2,185

(1.9)

82.6

(0.14)

81.6

(0.18)

83.4

(0.18)

22.5

(0.15)

23.1

(0.21)

22.0

(0.18)

Texas

15,050

(4.6)

7,364

(3.3)

7,685

(3.5)

79.6

(0.07)

78.8

(0.10)

80.4

(0.08)

25.6

(0.08)

26.4

(0.10)

24.8

(0.11)

Utah

1,537

(1.4)

762

(1.2)

775

(0.9)

90.5

(0.18)

90.1

(0.23)

91.0

(0.20)

28.7

(0.28)

31.6

(0.40)

25.8

(0.31)

Vermont

424

(0.8)

204

(0.7)

220

(0.6)

90.4

(0.36)

89.1

(0.49)

91.6

(0.47)

33.3

(0.71)

32.1

(0.80)

34.5

(0.82)

Virginia

5,149

(2.6)

2,470

(2.8)

2,679

(2.2)

86.1

(0.11)

85.1

(0.16)

86.9

(0.12)

33.7

(0.15)

34.5

(0.18)

33.0

(0.20)

Washington

4,369

(1.6)

2,142

(1.9)

2,227

(1.6)

89.7

(0.11)

89.2

(0.16)

90.1

(0.12)

30.7

(0.15)

31.8

(0.20)

29.7

(0.19)

West Virginia

1,258

(1.0)

601

(0.8)

657

(0.8)

81.9

(0.23)

80.8

(0.35)

82.9

(0.28)

17.1

(0.24)

17.0

(0.31)

17.2

(0.26)

Wisconsin

3,727

(2.6)

1,823

(2.0)

1,904

(1.8)

89.5

(0.10)

88.8

(0.16)

90.2

(0.13)

25.6

(0.18)

25.6

(0.22)

25.6

(0.22)

Wyoming

347

(0.7)

174

(0.8)

173

(0.7)

91.3

(0.43)

90.9

(0.55)

91.7

(0.46)

23.6

(0.57)

24.0

(0.76)

23.1

(0.67)

NOTE: Estimates are 3-year averages of 2007–09 data. Use of a 3-year average increases the sample size, thereby reducing the size of sampling errors and producing more stable estimates. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2007-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared July 2011.)